rw -T' t" . V '?& i Y 'i f ti v r tm HOOVERSNUBBED J IN SUGAR PROBE jCommittee Again Refuses Request for Immediate Hearing BROKER HEARD THREAT British Royal Commissioner Mentioned as Steam Roller Subject ; SCHOOLGIRLS WHO WON' LIBERTY BONDS FOR FOOD CONSERVATION ESSAYS WASHINGTON". Dec. U. The Senate sugar Imestlgatlng com rnlttco today again refused Herbert Hooer'a request for an Immediate hear Jnr. Hoover, through his counsel. Judge Curtis H. Mndley, asked to be allowed to testify Rt once because he has to go to New York on business. 'TVe'll hear Mr. Hooer when he comes hack from New York." ruled Senator Tleed. commltteo chairman. "He will be In town moro than some other wit nesses " In five minutes' testimony Herbert "W. Blenenstok, grain and provision broker, of Chicago, said Louis Strauss. Hoover's secretary, had threatened to "steam roll" A. IL Lamborn. a BUgar broker, "if he hn't careful." "I offered my services to Strausi." paid Blenenstok. "In the course of the conversation Strauss asked me If I knew nny New York food dealers I men tioned A. H. Lamborn. Strauss said he was sorry I had done so. "Ho said that nhllo Hoover had the highest regard for Lamborn personally, set Lamborn had better be careful or the steam roller would run over him." "What did Strauss mean by that, do ion know?" asked Ilced. "I liavo no Idea," replied tho w lines. "Strauss didn't tell ou why LAinborn was to bo steam-rolled 7" asked Senator Vardamaru "No, he just fcald what I have told ou," said Blenenstok, who was then ex cusod. A. II. Lamborn & Co. are agents In tills country for the British royal com ri'lsslon, which has had charge of sugar purchases for l"rance and Kngland. Mrauss Is to be called to tell what he meant. Following Blcnenstok's testimony, Earl JT, Babst, sugar trust head, was called. Babst said he wus eager to testify con cerning charges against his honor which he eald Claus A Rpreckeli had made. One of the first questions Senator Heed sked Babst was: "Ib tho American Sugar Refining Com. pany a consolidation of many smaller ones?" "I don't know about that," replied Jiabst. "Don't jou as president know of the organization of jour company?" asked Reed. "Well, Its subsidiary sugar refineries pre operated as ono company, ubdsi hrimlttr.l . "At how manv ptaccs does It own or control refineries? asked Itceu. "It has refineries In Its own name at Boston, Jersey City and New Orleans, with subsidiary companies at Philadel phia and Brooklyn Wo havo two sud pldlary refineries at Philadelphia, the J-'preckels and tho Franklin lUflnlng com panies Contradicting Claus Sprcckels's charge that the food administration "created" a sugar shortage, Karl D. Babst, head of the sugar trut-t. snld Increased con sumption. Inadequate supply and delaved distribution combined iaued the famine Ho stoutly denied .SprcckclsSs claim that there Is a big surplus of Cuban bugar. "Porclgn buiers h no rut down United States supply of Cuban raw sugar 460, 000,000 pounds," said Babst. 'The great preserving campaign last summer took 900,000,000 pounds morn than Is usually consumed In tho canning period." A demand that tho food administra tion use Us influence to force an advance in tho prho of sugar beets was made to Herbert Hoover this afternoon by rep resentatives of tho beet growers of California, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska and Wiomlng. Tomorrow they will meet with Chairman Ilced, of the Rcnato probers. Tho growers say Babst's company has depressed tho beet price. They claim to havo statistics showing that his com pany can Incrraso tho price from the present tigure. $7.25 a ton, to $12 and still mako CO per cent on tho investment. Ono refinery In tho West controlled by ' tho trust made $16,000,000 last car, they say. Twenty thousand stoikholders In tho trust aro women, largely New I'nglatid FChool teachers, according to Babst. Tleed read Into leeord several adcr tlsutnciitH tho trust printed ill February, 1916, which stated thero was no danger of a. sugar famine. This was explained by Babst as Intended to allay fears In tho trade over labor troubles. Every sugar refinery In the country, with five exceptions, was closed on or before lait October 24 on account of lack of raw sugar, Babst testified. . grSBBBBBBBBBVL-JgggvcgUk." AKJKfjKSr.JHJHjBbSSAH gTvSn ggaggggfV-ggggggggggBEVti'l gfl XMdf ggf-ggggPW T? tM.irr TvJl ,llv''''Cl JH-,n b i W- fflWK ' : iwvfc '"wggg- wNBrxXHffJDBPnBHvVts'u 1vMxgggggggggflggabH fi als- iWii-'K'l' C-' "-?l'tl3SBL 3,,siiE JBiiiW wMMr oHFui E3; '., X h . . " ."'.. V 1 ViV.' " I! K s " - t,UK .i- 'te,A -J - . -' " . A.V.V - s.w . Mr -. . . r.,sJJ.V. V. r - 7. vft r - . - s -. -srt. , saBliiliiiMMIBMWjWIIttf.llI'il'liXa I HOUSE TO TAKE UP SUFFRAGE ON JAN. 10 Proponent Confident Amendment Will Pass by Safo Margin WASHINGTON, Dec. IS House lead ers have agreed to take up the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment on Jan uary 10, Judgo Baker, of California, chairman of tho House Suftrngo Commit tee, said today. Tho Bules Committee Informally agreed to pave tho way for consideration qn that dato by reporting a special rule. Adoption of this rule, however, will precipitate- a big floor fight. Baker nnd other suffrage leaders, however, wero confident today. 'We shall pass tho amendment by fifteen or twenty votes above tho re quired two-thlrd," he s.-ld. CARNIVAL OF ROBBERY MENACE TO CITIZENS u.s: CHECK GERMAN RAIDS Sinking of 14 Ships .Causes Demand for Stronger Pa trol Fleet Three More Hold-Ups Re ported to Police Grocery Store Is Looted LONDON, Dee. IS. Demand for stronger patrols In the North Sea to cure German raiders has given rise to an Interesting but uncon firmed report that an American naval force might reenforce the British guard ships on duty In those waters. Tho sinking of fourteen,srilp3 by the Germans, three of them In British waters oft the mouth of the Tine Blvcr, show that the German navy Is operating with Impudent boldness and Is now using lvrge sized cruisers, as well as subma rines, In its warfare upon mercantile shipping. A naval court of Inquiry has already begun an Investigation of the sinking of the British destroyer Partridge, six merchantmen nnd four trawlers while piling between Scotland nnd Norway, by four German destrojers. The Brit ish destrojer Peiew, which was damaged by tho Germans' shellflre In tho same BWII f " . J' . TM'QWMMIl with their umm.1" wanM ships carrying women wtr I sunk. rn women wtr British destroyer which rescue. An official statement sen German Admiralty and Pl said that a number of tirlsoi Ing four officers, were takes the German destroyers and i to a German port It ado ! the German craft cot back 4 case. t HELPED ROUT THB Reading: Pipes Conveyed W Miles for British Ar BEADING, Pa. Dec It- rolling mills aided the Brltlsi''l routing the Turks and In canto sal em. The many miles of plp'l British and American engineer : Ing a main over the Blnal desert,1 supplied tne nortnwaro-marcain in their advance on the Turk fr to town, came from the local i tlin noadlnr Iron Comnanv. The pipe was loaded on 100 it the summer of 1918, sent to and thence snipped to Egy troops who rought at Gaza Aran the nines laid 160 miles across .t ert from the Egyptian sourcei of I . -V V. mxsLS88i32mmsssss: -S13as!2SBSgS3S:vT Tho budding literary, talent of Philadelphia's youngest daughters is liberally represented in this group of 100 bchoolgirls from aM parts of the city. They are the fortunate winners of tho $15000 worth of Liberty Bonds offered by Blauncr's Department Storo for the best essays on "How to Help Conserve Food in tho Homo." Mr. Blauncr personally presented the bonds to the embryonic essayists in the First Regiment Armory. COURT COMMANDS IMBER TO PRODUCE HIS BOOKS City Controller Wins Point in Fight to Audit Magistrate's Account Controller John M Walton won a point todny in his fight to mako Mnglstrate Harry J. Imber produce his accounts nnd records for ID 17 for auditing Judge rinlottcr, In Common Tleas Court No. 4, Issued an alternative writ of manda mus commanding Imber either to pro duco all the books and records to the Controller by December 24, or to show cause why he should not be compelled to do so. The writ was Issued on pe tition of the Controller, who was repre sented by City Solicitor John P, Con nelly and Assistant City Solicitor Krnest Lowengrund. Magistrates aro required by law to submit their records to the Controller, but Mr. Walton says his efforts to Induco Imber to produce his havo failed. DRASTIC STEPS AGAINST WASTE IN WILMINGTON Forbid Collection of Usable Refuse to Guard Against Famine in Fuel W1LXIINGTON. Del. Dec IS Tho Street nnd Sewer Department of Wil mington today took drastic action to ward ending the famlno In fuel, adopting a resolution which forbids collection of ashes or refuse throughout the city which contains either unsifted coal or excelsior, wood or other combustibles By so doing it is believed that hundreds of householders who now permit waste In fuel will bo compelled to look mora carefully after their coal and wood sup plies. Wlillo Wilmington has not suffered shortage In fuel In comparison with con ditions in Philadelphia, New York and cities In Ohio, the scarcity has, never theless, been severely felt, and need of conservation Is realized. U. S. TO REFUND MILLIONS FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES Importers to Get Rebates on Goods From Countries Whoso Money Has Depreciated WASHINGTON. Dec. 18 Millions of dollars paid in customs duties by Amer ican Importers will be rciunuea, mo Treasury Department announced this afternoon. Hecauo of tho depreciation In the value of German, Austrian, Italian and Trench currency a refund proportionate to tho depreciation will bo given on all goods Imported from tlioe countries slnco tho deprccKtlon passed 10 per cent. The refund date on German Importa tions will bo September 15, 1915. Aus trian currency depredation passed 10 per cent In January. 1915, and Italian In February, 1915. The depreciation In French currency has been marked only during tho last few weeks. Tho principal refunds will bo made .on goods Imported from Franco and Italy. Thero has been little builng of German or Austrian goods by American importers slnco the beginning of the war. Whenever the depreciation In tho cur rency of any country Is more than 10 per cent tho same principle will be ap plied to Imports from that country, the Treasury Department announced. TO REGULATE FOOD CHARGES U. S. Administration Rules Regard ing Licenses on Wheat and Other Grains Ni:V YOniC, Dec 18 The t nitcd States food administration this afternoon Issued regulations setting forth charges and additions governing licenses on wheat, rio and other grains and setting proportional basis between tho coat of tho raw grains and the ptlco of grain products In making public the regulations the food administration paid tint the tntxl muni prices for mill feed established on the basis relative to the lost of whent would result In a very marked reduc tion in prlco nnd it was hoped tint this woulil'bo leflected In lowering tho prices for milk nnd other dairy products as soon as Its effect should be felt In large dairy countries The epldemlo of hold-ups and rob beries continues. Threo moro hold-ups were reported to tho police today. Nelson Foster, a negro, of 5716 Arch s'trect, was held up at Fifty-seventh nnd Filbert streets last night by three ne groes, who took from him a diamond stud he valued nt C00 .Mrs. Maiy Murphy, a negnss, of 2S35 Wilder street, was walking at Twcnt sccond nnd Heed streets when two ne groes approached. Ono crgaged her In conversation, tho other (snatched her handbag, containing 10, and both fled. Frank SlawlK, of 131 Noith Twelfth street, was nt Eleventh and fallow hill streets oi. his vvav homo from work nt 2 20 this morning, when n whlto man held him "P and relieved him of f Jr Tlin Hell grocerV store, nt Twentieth street nnd Columbia avenue, icported that between Saturd ly night nnd Mon day morning somebody entered the store ami took $63 from tho rre. Simuel Walters, of 151(1 Noith street, reported that a thief entered his house through u window nnd stole Jewelry, mostly dlsmonds, and clothing of a total value of $164? HhJIIil ! II .Flays any rec ord made a little better than the machine for which it was in tended. Recltatt Daily i 10 to 6 P. M. 8 to JO P. At. Catalogue on Requeit Has raised th-, quality of all w? corded sound & vocal and instru mental. v" W. Will Put m Hmr. i .-.!- .- V... ..', for Chrittnua 011 Approval THE HARMONOLA SHOP 1502 Chestnut Street Entrance Hotel Colonnade, Lobby Salon M JURY HEARS KrLLING CASE MAYS LANDING, N. J. Dec 18 Charles Wilson. Thomas Alvvyn. Howard Wilson. Horace and Walter hnnts. all negroes, of Philadelphia, were placed on trial here vesterday before Judgo hhinn charged with manslaughter In connec tion with an accident oil tho boulevard In September last, when Otto Keppel, manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, of Atlantic City, was killed. Nearly two hours was consumed In obtaining the Jury. Prosecutor Mooro of fered testimony tending to show that the car In which the negro men were seated was running at a great rate of speed when It struck the car In which Keppel waa riding Isaac Nutter, coun sel for the defendants, asked for their dismissal, hut the Court overruled the motion The defense is that there was no col-' llsion. The case. It Is expected, will end today WILL BOOM CHRISTMAS FUND FOR THE 315TH v-o r z,""""0"" 9 ore Public Meeting to Be Held in the Curtis Bujlding to Urge Co-operation A public meeting will be held tonight In the auditorium of the Curtis Build ing, Sixth and Walnut streets, to urge public co-operation in ralslrg a fund of $2000 with which to send Christmas presents to the 3200 men of the 315th Infantry at Camp Meade, Admiral, Md . all of whom are Phlladelphlans. Judge Norris S. Barratt will preside at the meeting. Tho committee In charge, which Is made up of u score of prominent Pnlla dtlphlars, Includes former Governor Kd win S. Stuart: John Grlbbet. president of the Union League; Dr. Thomas It. Fenton. president of the Art Club; A. G. Hetherlngton, John II. McFadden ard John M. Strong, vice president of the West I'nd Trust Company, who Is acting as treasurer of the fund. Nearly $700 has already been subscribed. Tho Christmas gifts are to be dis tributed at a Jollification to be held by the men of the regiment In the Y. M. C. A. headquarters at Camp Meade on Fri day night As a mark of the pride which the citizens of Philadelphia should have In the regiment, every one In the city is urged to make some contribution to the fund, no matter how small. Only half of the men In the regiment will be able to visit their homes at Christmas. The FvE.viNO Public Ledoer ac tnowledges receipt of the following ad ditional contributions for the 315th: Mrs. J. McGovern .'. $1.00 Cash '. 200 Cash 50 Cash 1.00 Cash 1.00 Cash 1.50 Cash 1.00 CHANCE FOR SERVICE ABROAD Naval Reserve Needs Carpenters, ShlpfUtefs and Other Mechanics Carpenters, ttflpfltters, bricklayers and general machinists who are hot eligible for the National Army are wanted for foreign servlco In the United States naval 'reserve force. I Application for enrollment should be I VBiRde at the Naval Home. FiUwaterl I tMt MM Gray J'erry read. I , . ,- -w . - . . . . . . 923 MARKET STREET Suggestions of Sensible XMAS GIFTS for Mother, Sister, Daughter This list contains a few items picked at random from our immense stock of beautiful "things to wear" that will bring joy to the heart of the recipient and leave you the satisfaction of having spent your money on some thing worth while. 2 Dainty Lingerie and Silk cWaists,98cto$498 Here, jou will find the largest and newest selec tion In the city and at each price you will find the best values shown anywhere. Crepes de Chine, Georgette Crepei, Satim, Jap Silica, Laces and White Lingeries. After Xmas Reductions A on Our Entire Stock of DependableFurs $10 French Coney Scarfs $4.98 $15 New Vicuna Scarfs $10.00 $23 Taupe Wolf Scarfs $15.00 $15 Manchurian Wolf Sets.... $10.00 Children's Fur Sets $1 .98 to $4.98 Large variety at only , , Children's New Washable QQc Dresses Pretty little Dresses of chambray, trimmed with mocking ana Pelt. For the Big Girl All-Wool 5l AO Sweaters. Sizes 8 to 16 1 .IO -THEN HEpOMEPFrSTYJJC&ECj r wv-S . v h t' M Jig.LLrLireg 9 - NM 4gtH3r& ' IB fj m sKB JCHgggi Lggi H gfffgpggfBL V IfffiB a fLAmm vV IH V-'IBjgak, IH m ' V-j'-M gfH IggVr ! 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It is in reality an advance exhibit of operation with which the of the Hudson closed cars that Hudson mechanism performs its will be seen at the larger Auto- work under every condition of mobile Shows just after the first stress relieves the passenger of all of the year. sense of mechanical labor. There ,r -ii j 1- : -1 is a thrill of freedom and com- IOU Will niiu liuiiu 111 iuwc v-aia to admire. They express the weaitn or experience mac nuason fort about the operation of the Super Six that is common to few cars. Tour'Dwr Stdan ,rh KinlrW W rrntriprpfl These Hudson cars know no season. through years of leadership. The They are warm and comfortable in the unpracticed eye will appreciate clclesf ' 7 IV- i?, It. l c J : .u A clean in the wettest and dustiest seasons. the beauty of design, the gpod For winter or summer u wiu find taste expressed in the detail or eitherof these models ideal. They give finish and will admire the com- lhe secUrity and comfort of your own fort and luxury each type otters, drawing room. But the greatest appreciation by Whatever your taste, you will find the farcomes from the enduring satis- car of your choice in this collection, faction of Hudson Super-Six Immediate deliveries can be made of performance. The smoothness some models. Lhimilnt Phaeton, 7 passenger.... 1930 Speedster, 4 passenger.. 2050 Runabout Landau 2330 Town Car 3 JOU Limousine Landau 3500 Town Car Landau 3500 Four-Door Sedan 2750 Touring Limousino 3150 Limousine 3100 All Prices F. O. B. 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